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70 people rescued
Tonight we assisted a migrant vessel: 70 people, including 10 children, who were struggling with the 2 meter high waves on an unseaworthy wooden boat. After the people in distress first spotted a Dutch freighter on the horizon, they changed course to follow this boat. However, the freighter was not heading towards Europe, but towards…
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We are on our way to the SAR zones!
After the Trotamar III arrived in Lampedusa at the beginning of the week, the crew completed further training off the south coast of the island. Dinghy training on the open sea is much more challenging than the training the crew has already completed in the harbor basin of Licata, which is relatively protected from wind…
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⚓ We are back in the port of Licata
🛟 The crew had an intense time, which was mainly characterized by waiting and being ready at all times. As previously reported, we spent a lot of time on a mirror-smooth sea and worried about why no boats were setting off. We assume that people have already been stopped in Tunisia and Libya. 🧭 Such…
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Waiting for boats
🪞 The sea around us is as flat as a mirror. The sun is shining. Actually the best conditions for people to make their way to Europe. But there are hardly any boats on the way. We keep an eye out and are in contact with other NGOs on the water, on land and in…
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Sailing to the SAR zones!
The Trotamar III has left the port of Lampedusa the day bevore yesterday and is now on her way to the SAR zones. Our volunteer crew has now been preparing for more than a week to look out for distress cases at sea and come to the aid of people on their dangerous journey across…
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Say hello to our new crew!
Our new crew has arrived in Sicily: Lena, Feli, Hannes, Martin and Jordan together with skipper Matthias will be sailing out onto the central Mediterranean Sea to support the civilian sea rescue over the next weeks.In Licata, the crew is now preparing extensively for the upcoming deployment: We are training rescue maneuvers with the dinghy…
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!